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Upcoming Regular Meetings DATE Monday, ruary 25, TIME 6-8 PM EST WHERE Chesapeake Public Library, Major Hillard branch Conf. Room TOPIC The Planet Jupiter DATE Monday, March 25, TIME 6-8 PM EST WHERE Chesapeake Public Library, Major Hillard branch Conf. Room TOPIC Messier Marathon Month Red Lithium Cloud Release From NASA Wallops Photo By Glendon Howell On January 29, while watching Jeff Lawson deliver the weather, WVEC-13 cut over to a Wallops launch in progress I had not heard about. As I had seen several of these before and knew what to look for I raced outside with high hopes of seeing the rocket climbing in the NE. I did not spot the rocket, however, due to thin clouds, until it had begun the lithium release. I raced back in to grab my DSLR and took many photos. At first he could see 2 red clouds growing larger, high in the east. The most easterly one eventually was masked-over by clouds while the more westerly one continued to move west, getting brighter and more elongated. Another launch is scheduled for June of this year.

Comet Pan-STARRS 30 minutes after sunset on March 14 as depicted by Starry Night Pro 6. Get Ready For Comet C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS Glendon Howell, NAS Get ready for a show beginning in the western sky in March. A comet discovered the night of June 5-6, 2011 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) in Hawaii has the potential to reach magnitude 1 or better on March 10. Called C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS, the comet in ruary is too far south to be observed by northern hemisphere observers. Observations are currently running about 1.5 magnitudes brighter (m1) than the Central Bureau of Astronomical Telegram (CBAT) predictions (M1), and photos already show it sporting a tail. While optimistic caution is warranted, with the advent of today s internet we should hear and see what this comet is doing from our southern hemisphere neighbors this month. Hopefully we will not be disappointed. Here is an optimistic synopsis of what to expect. DATE TIMETABLE OF EVENTS M1 m1 MOON VIS Tue 03/05/ Comet closest to Earth at 1.10 AU 1.0-0.5 LQ+1 Fri 03/08/ Comet makes its evening debut for northern hemisphere 0.6-0.9 NM-3 E Sun 03/10/ Comet reaches perihelion at 0.30 AU 0.5-1.0 NM-1 E Sun 03/10/ Greatest brilliancy of mag. -1 (suggested by observations) 0.5-1.0 NM-1 E Tue 03/12/ Comet and thin crescent moon in evening sky (also 3/13) 0.7-0.8 NM+1 E Sun 03/24/ Comet makes its morning debut for northern hemisphere 3.0 1.5 FM-3 ME Thu 04/04/ Comet passes very near M 4.8 3.3 LQ+1 ME Sun 04/14/ Comet at naked-eye threshhold (CBAT predictions) 6.0 4.5 NM+4 ME Tue 04/16/ Comet becomes circumpolar (above +53 DEC) 6.2 4.7 FQ-2 CIR Sun 04/21/ Comet passes over galaxy IC10 6.7 5.2 FQ+3 CIR Tue 05/07/ Comet at naked-eye threshhold (suggested by observations) 8.0 6.5 NM-2 CIR Mon 05/27/ Comet near Polaris 9.2 7.7 FM+3 CIR Wed 06/19/ Comet near Kochab 10.4 8.9 FQ+3 CIR Thu 07/25/ Comet passes near M101 11.9 10.4 FM+3 CIR Sun 07/28/ Comet no longer circumpolar 12.0 10.5 LQ-1 CIR The comet reaches its most southerly declination of -45.6 degrees on ruary 5 and then begins its jouney northward. The comet passes closest to Earth on March 5 at 1.10 AU while still too far south to observer.

Our first opportunity to see the comet after sunset comes around March 8. It reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun and its brightest on March 10. Observers will need an unobstructed western horizon to see it and binoculars will probably be the most useful instrument for viewing. The charts below shows azimuth of the comet vs elevation 30 minutes after/before sunset/sunrise. On March 12 and March 13, the comet will be joined by a thin crescent moon, making perhaps a splendid photo opportunity right after sunset. The Moon will thereafter begin to brighten the evening sky for the next couple of weeks. Evening Elevation Morning Elevation 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 260 277 293 306 7 327 336 344 Evening Elevation 38 45 50 55 61 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Morning Elevation Evening Apparition (March 9-April 27): Weekly plot shows the comet climbing in the west (azimuth 270) but remaining very low in the sky. By April 16, the comet becomes circumpolar and up all night. Morning Apparition (March 24-April 28): Weekly plot shows the comet climbs rapidly up in the northeast (azimuth 45) morning sky but is already 3 magnitudes fainter at the start. Beginning later in the month around March 24, the comet begins its rapid climb into the morning sky while still visible also in the evening, climbing rapidly into the northeastern sky only to be met by the waning moon. Around April 4, the comet passes just 2 degrees west of M in the morning sky. Unfortunately, the moon will still be close to Last Quarter, brightening the sky. CBAT predictions put the comet at +6.0 by April 14, although it may actually be May before the naked-eye threshhold is reached. The comet becomes circumpolar and visible all night from April 16 to July 28. DATE SR/SS +/-30min MAG AZ EL MOON CR CT CS Sat 03/09/ 19:09 19:39 0.5 260 5 NM-2 8:35 14:17 20:04 Sat 03/16/ 19:16 19:46 1.5 277 10 FQ-3 7:30 14:03 20:41 Sat 03/23/ 19:22 19:52 3.0 293 11 FM-4 6:17 13:36 20:59 Sat 03/30/ 19:28 19:58 4.2 306 11 FM+3 5:01 13:06 21:14 Sat 04/06/ 19:34 20:04 5.2 7 11 LQ+3 3:37 12:35 21:40 Sat 04/13/ 19:40 20:10 6.0 327 12 NM+3 1:40 12:04 22:47 Sat 04/20/ 19:46 20:16 6.7 336 13 FQ+2 11:32 Sat 04/27/ 19:52 20:22 7.3 344 16 FM+2 10:59 Sun 03/24/ 7:05 6:35 3.1 61 4 FM-3 6:07 13:32 21:01 Sun 03// 6:54 6:24 4.3 55 14 FM+4 4:50 13:01 21:17 Sun 04/07/ 6:44 6:14 5.3 50 22 LQ+4 3:23 12:30 21:45 Sun 04/14/ 6:35 6:05 6.1 45 28 NM+4 1:14 12:00 23:15 Sun 04/21/ 6:25 5:55 6.8 38 34 FQ+3 11:28 Sun 04/28/ 6:17 5:47 7.3 38 FM+3 10:54

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 1 12:47 AM 12:47 AM Jup Sats III.Tr.I... 2:47 AM 2:47 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 5:15 AM 5:15 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 25 Flares at mag. 1.8 (Azm 348 Alt 30)... 5:40 AM 5:40 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:50 AM 5:50 AM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes NW to SE (Azm 227.9 Alt 27)... 6:03 AM 6:03 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 7:08 AM 7:08 AM Sun Sunrise... 7:08 AM 7:08 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 32 Flares at mag.-8.4 (Azm 356 Alt 70)... 9:52 AM 9:52 AM Moon Moonset... 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Algol Minima Algol at mag. +3.4 minimum (+/-5 hours)... 12:29 PM 12:29 PM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 3:58 PM 3:58 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:34 PM 5:34 PM Sun Sunset... 7:01 PM 7:01 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 8:40 PM 8:40 PM Jup Sats I.Ec.R... 9:00 PM 9:00 PM Diary Spica 0.3N of Moon Occn... 11:26 PM 11:26 PM Moon Moonrise... 2 3 1:54 AM 1:54 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 2:43 AM 2:43 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 5:01 AM 5:01 AM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes NW to SE (Azm 150.5 Alt 18)... 5:09 AM 5:09 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 47 Flares at mag. 1.3 (Azm 350 Alt 28)... 5:40 AM 5:40 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 7:08 AM 7:08 AM Sun Sunrise... 10:29 AM 10:29 AM Moon Moonset... 11:50 AM 11:50 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 12:25 PM 12:25 PM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 5:04 PM 5:04 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 45 Flares at mag.-6.1 (Azm 220 Alt 27)... 5:35 PM 5:35 PM Sun Sunset... 7:02 PM 7:02 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 9:46 PM 9:46 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 12: AM 12: AM Moon Moonrise... 2:39 AM 2:39 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 3:00 AM 3:00 AM Diary Saturn 3.4N of Moon... 5:03 AM 5:03 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 11 Flares at mag.-1.8 (Azm 351 Alt 27)... 5:39 AM 5:39 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 7:07 AM 7:07 AM Sun Sunrise... 7:41 AM 7:41 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 9:00 AM 9:00 AM Diary LAST QUARTER... 11:12 AM 11:12 AM Moon Moonset... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 1

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 3 12:21 PM 12:21 PM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 5:36 PM 5:36 PM Sun Sunset... 5:37 PM 5:37 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 6:33 PM 6:33 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 57 Flares at mag.-1.4 (Azm 179 Alt 39)... 7:03 PM 7:03 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 4 5 1:37 AM 1:37 AM Moon Moonrise... 2:35 AM 2:35 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 3:33 AM 3:33 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 4:56 AM 4:56 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 26 Flares at mag.-2.7 (Azm 354 Alt 25)... 4:58 AM 4:58 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 94 Flares at mag.-7.1 (Azm 353 Alt 25)... 4:59 AM 4:59 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 23 Flares at mag. 0.4 (Azm 352 Alt 23)... 5:38 AM 5:38 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:42 AM 5:42 AM Lunar Occult Moon occults 6.7 mag. double star ZC2230(r)... 6:32 AM 6:32 AM Lunar Occult Moon occults 6.9 mag. double star ZC2236(r)... 7:02 AM 7:02 AM Lunar Occult Moon occults 4.8 mag. double star ZC2241(m) Kappa Lib... 7:06 AM 7:06 AM Sun Sunrise... 8:55 AM 8:55 AM Algol Minima Algol at mag. +3.4 minimum (+/-5 hours)... 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Moon Moonset... 12:17 PM 12:17 PM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 1:29 PM 1:29 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:00 PM 5:00 PM Diary Mars 0.4S of Neptune... 5:37 PM 5:37 PM Sun Sunset... 6:27 PM 6:27 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 60 Flares at mag.-7.6 (Azm 180 Alt 40)... 7:04 PM 7:04 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:34 PM 7:34 PM Jup Sats III.Ec.D... 9:55 PM 9:55 PM Jup Sats III.Ec.R... 11:24 PM 11:24 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 1:07 AM 1:07 AM Jup Sats II.Tr.I... 2:32 AM 2:32 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 2:41 AM 2:41 AM Moon Moonrise... 4:52 AM 4:52 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 45 Flares at mag.-1.4 (Azm 354 Alt 20)... 5:37 AM 5:37 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 7:05 AM 7:05 AM Sun Sunrise... 9:20 AM 9:20 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 12:13 PM 12:13 PM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 12:56 PM 12:56 PM Moon Moonset... 5:38 PM 5:38 PM Sun Sunset... 6:21 PM 6:21 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 29 Flares at mag. 0.5 (Azm 179 Alt 40)... 7:05 PM 7:05 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 2

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 5 7:06 PM 7:06 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes S to NE (Azm 160.2 Alt 18)... 7:16 PM 7:16 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 6 7 2:28 AM 2:28 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 3:42 AM 3:42 AM Moon Moonrise... 5:12 AM 5:12 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:37 AM 5:37 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 7:04 AM 7:04 AM Sun Sunrise... 8:40 AM 8:40 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 19 Flares at mag.-4.5 (Azm 133 Alt 82)... 12:09 PM 12:09 PM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 1:57 PM 1:57 PM Moon Moonset... 3:07 PM 3:07 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:39 PM 5:39 PM Sun Sunset... 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Diary Mercury 0.4S of Neptune... 7:06 PM 7:06 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:21 PM 7:21 PM Jup Sats II.Oc.D... 7:51 PM 7:51 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes SW to NE (Azm 243.4 Alt 22)... 9:47 PM 9:47 PM Jup Sats II.Oc.R... 9:54 PM 9:54 PM Jup Sats II.Ec.D... 12:22 AM 12:22 AM Jup Sats II.Ec.R... 12:40 AM 12:40 AM Jup Sats I.Oc.D... 1:03 AM 1:03 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 2:24 AM 2:24 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 4:38 AM 4:38 AM Moon Moonrise... 5:36 AM 5:36 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:44 AM 5:44 AM Algol Minima Algol at mag. +3.4 minimum (+/-5 hours)... 7:00 AM 7:00 AM Diary Moon at perigee... 7:00 AM 7:00 AM Diary Pluto 0.5S of Moon Occn... 7:02 AM 7:02 AM Meteor Shower alpha-centaurids meteor peak (zhr=10)... 7:03 AM 7:03 AM Sun Sunrise... 10:59 AM 10:59 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 12:06 PM 12:06 PM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 2:20 PM 2:20 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 63 Flares at mag.-5.2 (Azm 222 Alt 42)... 3:04 PM 3:04 PM Moon Moonset... 5:40 PM 5:40 PM Sun Sunset... 7:02 PM 7:02 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes SW to NE (Azm 135.7 Alt 63)... 7:06 PM 7:06 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 8:54 PM 8:54 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 9:51 PM 9:51 PM Jup Sats I.Tr.I... 11:06 PM 11:06 PM Jup Sats I.Sh.I... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 3

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 8 12:01 AM 12:01 AM Jup Sats I.Tr.E... 1:17 AM 1:17 AM Jup Sats I.Sh.E... 2:20 AM 2:20 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 5:28 AM 5:28 AM Moon Moonrise... 5:35 AM 5:35 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:50 AM 6:50 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 7:02 AM 7:02 AM Sun Sunrise... 12:02 PM 12:02 PM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 3:00 PM 3:00 PM Diary Mercury 0.3N of Mars... 4:12 PM 4:12 PM Moon Moonset... 4:46 PM 4:46 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:41 PM 5:41 PM Sun Sunset... 6:12 PM 6:12 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes SW to NE (Azm 132.5 Alt 30)... 6:12 PM 6:12 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 95 Flares at mag.-0.1 (Azm 191 Alt 40)... 6:38 PM 6:38 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 96 Flares at mag. 1.9 (Azm 184 Alt 40)... 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Meetings NAS Observing Session (Gates Co., NC)... 7:07 PM 7:07 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:08 PM 7:08 PM Jup Sats I.Oc.D... 7:16 PM 7:16 PM Jup Sats II.Sh.E... 7:48 PM 7:48 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes W to NE (Azm 306.2 Alt 24)... 10:36 PM 10:36 PM Jup Sats I.Ec.R... 9 10 2:16 AM 2:16 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 2:42 AM 2:42 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:34 AM 5:34 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:00 AM 6:00 AM Diary Venus 5.7S of Moon... 6:12 AM 6:12 AM Moon Moonrise... 7:01 AM 7:01 AM Sun Sunrise... 11:58 AM 11:58 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 12:38 PM 12:38 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:21 PM 5:21 PM Moon Moonset... 5:42 PM 5:42 PM Sun Sunset... 6:06 PM 6:06 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 30 Flares at mag.-4.6 (Azm 192 Alt 40)... 6:30 PM 6:30 PM Jup Sats I.Tr.E... 6:57 PM 6:57 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes SW to NE (Azm 323.3 Alt 44)... 7:08 PM 7:08 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:46 PM 7:46 PM Jup Sats I.Sh.E... 10:33 PM 10:33 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 2:13 AM 2:13 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 2:33 AM 2:33 AM Algol Minima Algol at mag. +3.4 minimum (+/-5 hours)... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 4

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 10 3:00 AM 3:00 AM Diary NEW MOON... 5:33 AM 5:33 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:44 AM 6:44 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 96 Flares at mag.-5.3 (Azm 358 Alt 63)... 6:51 AM 6:51 AM Moon Moonrise... 7:00 AM 7:00 AM Sun Sunrise... 8:29 AM 8:29 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 11:54 AM 11:54 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 1:57 PM 1:57 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 14 Flares at mag.-4.2 (Azm 215 Alt 44)... 5:43 PM 5:43 PM Sun Sunset... 6:07 PM 6:07 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes SW to NE (Azm 326.1 Alt 87)... 6:25 PM 6:25 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 6:29 PM 6:29 PM Moon Moonset... 7:09 PM 7:09 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 9:00 PM 9:00 PM Diary Neptune 5.5S of Moon... 11 12 2:09 AM 2:09 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 4:21 AM 4:21 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:00 AM 5:00 AM Diary Mars 5.8S of Moon... 5:32 AM 5:32 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:59 AM 6:59 AM Sun Sunrise... 7:27 AM 7:27 AM Moon Moonrise... 9:00 AM 9:00 AM Diary Mercury 4.9S of Moon... 11:50 AM 11:50 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 2:16 PM 2:16 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 4:37 PM 4:37 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 23 Flares at mag.-4.1 (Azm 237 Alt 17)... 4:45 PM 4:45 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 76 Flares at mag.-4.4 (Azm 253 Alt 18)... 5:44 PM 5:44 PM Sun Sunset... 6:22 PM 6:22 PM Jup Sats III.Oc.D... 6:53 PM 6:53 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes W to NE (Azm 330.6 Alt 20)... 7:10 PM 7:10 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:34 PM 7:34 PM Moon Moonset... 8:41 PM 8:41 PM Jup Sats III.Oc.R... 11:34 PM 11:34 PM Jup Sats III.Ec.D... 12:12 AM 12:12 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 2:05 AM 2:05 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 5: AM 5: AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:11 AM 6:11 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 91 Flares at mag.-0.6 (Azm 354 Alt 52)... 6:58 AM 6:58 AM Sun Sunrise... 8:01 AM 8:01 AM Moon Moonrise... 10:08 AM 10:08 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 5

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 12 11:46 AM 11:46 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 4:39 PM 4:39 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 46 Flares at mag.-4.4 (Azm 251 Alt 19)... 5:45 PM 5:45 PM Sun Sunset... 6:02 PM 6:02 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes W to NE (Azm 325.6 Alt 32)... 7:11 PM 7:11 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:33 PM 7:33 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 35 Flares at mag. 0.5 (Azm 152 Alt 40)... 8:04 PM 8:04 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 8:37 PM 8:37 PM Moon Moonset... 11:22 PM 11:22 PM Algol Minima Algol at mag. +3.4 minimum (+/-5 hours)... 13 14 2:01 AM 2:01 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 5:30 AM 5:30 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:59 AM 5:59 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 6:05 AM 6:05 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 59 Flares at mag. 0.1 (Azm 354 Alt 49)... 6:57 AM 6:57 AM Sun Sunrise... 8:00 AM 8:00 AM Diary Uranus 4.2S of Moon... 8:34 AM 8:34 AM Moon Moonrise... 11:43 AM 11:43 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 3:55 PM 3:55 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:46 PM 5:46 PM Sun Sunset... 7:12 PM 7:12 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:27 PM 7:27 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 6 Flares at mag.-7.6 (Azm 150 Alt 39)... 9:38 PM 9:38 PM Moon Moonset... 9:54 PM 9:54 PM Jup Sats II.Oc.D... 12:21 AM 12:21 AM Jup Sats II.Oc.R... 12:33 AM 12:33 AM Jup Sats II.Ec.D... 1:51 AM 1:51 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 1:58 AM 1:58 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 5:29 AM 5:29 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:58 AM 5:58 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 33 Flares at mag.-8.0 (Azm 357 Alt 48)... 5:59 AM 5:59 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 95 Flares at mag.-1.4 (Azm 355 Alt 48)... 5:59 AM 5:59 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 28 Flares at mag. 1.0 (Azm 353 Alt 47)... 6:56 AM 6:56 AM Sun Sunrise... 9:07 AM 9:07 AM Moon Moonrise... 9:55 AM 9:55 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 10 Flares at mag.-7.0 (Azm 151 Alt 59)... 11:39 AM 11:39 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 11:47 AM 11:47 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:47 PM 5:47 PM Sun Sunset... 5:57 PM 5:57 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes W to NE (Azm 333.7 Alt 17)... 7:13 PM 7:13 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 6

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 14 7:23 PM 7:23 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 36 Flares at mag.-2.6 (Azm 153 Alt 41)... 9:42 PM 9:42 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 10:38 PM 10:38 PM Moon Moonset... 11:44 PM 11:44 PM Jup Sats I.Tr.I... 15 16 1:02 AM 1:02 AM Jup Sats I.Sh.I... 1:54 AM 1:54 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 5:28 AM 5:28 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:53 AM 5:53 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 30 Flares at mag.-1.0 (Azm 355 Alt 46)... 6:55 AM 6:55 AM Sun Sunrise... 7:38 AM 7:38 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 9:41 AM 9:41 AM Moon Moonrise... 11:35 AM 11:35 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 4:12 PM 4:12 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 76 Flares at mag.-4.1 (Azm 245 Alt 22)... 5:34 PM 5:34 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:39 PM 5:39 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 33 Flares at mag.-5.6 (Azm 204 Alt 40)... 5:48 PM 5:48 PM Sun Sunset... 7:14 PM 7:14 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:15 PM 7:15 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 19 Flares at mag. 1.8 (Azm 150 Alt 39)... 7:18 PM 7:18 PM Jup Sats II.Tr.E... 7:27 PM 7:27 PM Jup Sats II.Sh.I... 8:11 PM 8:11 PM Algol Minima Algol at mag. +3.4 minimum (+/-5 hours)... 9:01 PM 9:01 PM Jup Sats I.Oc.D... 9:51 PM 9:51 PM Jup Sats II.Sh.E... 11:36 PM 11:36 PM Moon Moonset... 12: AM 12: AM Jup Sats I.Ec.R... 1:50 AM 1:50 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 3:30 AM 3:30 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:27 AM 5:27 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:47 AM 5:47 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 57 Flares at mag.-4.7 (Azm 357 Alt 44)... 6:54 AM 6:54 AM Sun Sunrise... 10:18 AM 10:18 AM Moon Moonrise... 11: AM 11: AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 1:00 PM 1:00 PM Diary Mercury greatest elong E(18)... 1:25 PM 1:25 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:49 PM 5:49 PM Sun Sunset... 6:13 PM 6:13 PM Jup Sats I.Tr.I... 7:15 PM 7:15 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Jup Sats I.Sh.I... 8:24 PM 8:24 PM Jup Sats I.Tr.E... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 7

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 16 9:42 PM 9:42 PM Jup Sats I.Sh.E... 11:21 PM 11:21 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 17 18 12: AM 12: AM Moon Moonset... 1:47 AM 1:47 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 5:26 AM 5:26 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:41 AM 5:41 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 60 Flares at mag.-2.6 (Azm 357 Alt 42)... 6:52 AM 6:52 AM Sun Sunrise... 9:17 AM 9:17 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 10:58 AM 10:58 AM Moon Moonrise... 11:28 AM 11:28 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Diary FIRST QUARTER... 5:50 PM 5:50 PM Sun Sunset... 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Jup Sats I.Ec.R... 7:11 PM 7:11 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 4 Flares at mag. 0.3 (Azm 162 Alt 45)... 7:12 PM 7:12 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 8 Flares at mag. 0.9 (Azm 162 Alt 45)... 7:13 PM 7:13 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 7:16 PM 7:16 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 12:00 AM 12:00 AM Public Holiday President's Day holiday... 1:25 AM 1:25 AM Moon Moonset... 1:43 AM 1:43 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 5:09 AM 5:09 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:25 AM 5:25 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:35 AM 5:35 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 29 Flares at mag.-7.7 (Azm 358 Alt 41)... 6:51 AM 6:51 AM Sun Sunrise... 7:00 AM 7:00 AM Diary Jupiter 0.9N of Moon Occn... 11:24 AM 11:24 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 11:41 AM 11:41 AM Moon Moonrise... 2:00 PM 2:00 PM Diary Aldebaran 3.8S of Moon... 3:04 PM 3:04 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:00 PM 5:00 PM Algol Minima Algol at mag. +3.4 minimum (+/-5 hours)... 5:51 PM 5:51 PM Sun Sunset... 7:06 PM 7:06 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 61 Flares at mag.-6.5 (Azm 160 Alt 44)... 7:17 PM 7:17 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 10:16 PM 10:16 PM Jup Sats III.Oc.D... 19 12:36 AM 12:36 AM Jup Sats III.Oc.R... 1:00 AM 1:00 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 1:40 AM 1:40 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 2:00 AM 2:00 AM Diary Moon at apogee... 2:15 AM 2:15 AM Moon Moonset... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 8

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 19 5:24 AM 5:24 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:29 AM 5:29 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 32 Flares at mag.-3.8 (Azm 359 Alt 39)... 6:00 AM 6:00 AM Diary Saturn stationary... 6:50 AM 6:50 AM Sun Sunrise... 10:56 AM 10:56 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 11:20 AM 11:20 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 12:28 PM 12:28 PM Moon Moonrise... 5:52 PM 5:52 PM Sun Sunset... 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 35 Flares at mag.-1.5 (Azm 160 Alt 44)... 7:18 PM 7:18 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 8:52 PM 8:52 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 20 21 1:36 AM 1:36 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 3:03 AM 3:03 AM Moon Moonset... 5:23 AM 5:23 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:23 AM 5:23 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 58 Flares at mag. 0.8 (Azm 001 Alt 37)... 6:48 AM 6:48 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 6:49 AM 6:49 AM Sun Sunrise... 11:17 AM 11:17 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 1:18 PM 1:18 PM Moon Moonrise... 4:43 PM 4:43 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:53 PM 5:53 PM Sun Sunset... 7:18 PM 7:18 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 12:29 AM 12:29 AM Jup Sats II.Oc.D... 1:32 AM 1:32 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 2:39 AM 2:39 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 3:00 AM 3:00 AM Diary Neptune at conjunction... 3:47 AM 3:47 AM Moon Moonset... 5:17 AM 5:17 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 55 Flares at mag.-1.5 (Azm 000 Alt 35)... 5:22 AM 5:22 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:48 AM 6:48 AM Sun Sunrise... 11:13 AM 11:13 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 12:35 PM 12:35 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 1:49 PM 1:49 PM Algol Minima Algol at mag. +3.4 minimum (+/-5 hours)... 2:12 PM 2:12 PM Moon Moonrise... 5:54 PM 5:54 PM Sun Sunset... 7:19 PM 7:19 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 10:30 PM 10:30 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 9

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 22 1:29 AM 1:29 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 4:27 AM 4:27 AM Moon Moonset... 5:11 AM 5:11 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium Flares at mag. 0.7 (Azm 002 Alt 33)... 5:21 AM 5:21 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:46 AM 6:46 AM Sun Sunrise... 8:26 AM 8:26 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 11:09 AM 11:09 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 3:00 PM 3:00 PM Diary Mercury stationary... 3:08 PM 3:08 PM Moon Moonrise... 5:55 PM 5:55 PM Sun Sunset... 6:22 PM 6:22 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 7:17 PM 7:17 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes NW to E (Azm 23.7 Alt 20)... 7:20 PM 7:20 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:27 PM 7:27 PM Jup Sats II.Tr.I... 8:02 PM 8:02 PM Jup Sats III.Sh.E... 9:52 PM 9:52 PM Jup Sats II.Tr.E... 10:03 PM 10:03 PM Jup Sats II.Sh.I... 10:55 PM 10:55 PM Jup Sats I.Oc.D... 23 24 12:27 AM 12:27 AM Jup Sats II.Sh.E... 1:25 AM 1:25 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 4:18 AM 4:18 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:04 AM 5:04 AM Moon Moonset... 5:19 AM 5:19 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:45 AM 6:45 AM Sun Sunrise... 11:05 AM 11:05 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 2:14 PM 2:14 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 4:07 PM 4:07 PM Moon Moonrise... 5:56 PM 5:56 PM Sun Sunset... 6:44 PM 6:44 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 5 Flares at mag.-2.3 (Azm 172 Alt 48)... 7:21 PM 7:21 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 8:01 PM 8:01 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes NW to SE (Azm 3.1 Alt 25)... 8:08 PM 8:08 PM Jup Sats I.Tr.I... 9:26 PM 9:26 PM Jup Sats I.Sh.I... 10:19 PM 10:19 PM Jup Sats I.Tr.E... 11:38 PM 11:38 PM Jup Sats I.Sh.E... 12:10 AM 12:10 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 12:14 AM 12:14 AM Lunar Occult Moon occults 5.2 mag. double star ZC1359(D) Kappa Cnc... 1:22 AM 1:22 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 5:18 AM 5:18 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 10

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 24 5:39 AM 5:39 AM Moon Moonset... 6:44 AM 6:44 AM Sun Sunrise... 10:05 AM 10:05 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 10:38 AM 10:38 AM Algol Minima Algol at mag. +3.4 minimum (+/-5 hours)... 11:02 AM 11:02 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 5:06 PM 5:06 PM Moon Moonrise... 5:57 PM 5:57 PM Sun Sunset... 6:37 PM 6:37 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 4 Flares at mag.-1.3 (Azm 172 Alt 48)... 6:38 PM 6:38 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 8 Flares at mag.-7.9 (Azm 174 Alt 48)... 6:59 PM 6:59 PM Jup Sats II.Ec.R... 7:12 PM 7:12 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes NW to SE (Azm 36.7 Alt 43)... 7:22 PM 7:22 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 8:01 PM 8:01 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 8:55 PM 8:55 PM Jup Sats I.Ec.R... 25 26 1:18 AM 1:18 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 3:00 AM 3:00 AM Diary Regulus 5.4N of Moon... 5:17 AM 5:17 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 5:57 AM 5:57 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 6:13 AM 6:13 AM Moon Moonset... 6:43 AM 6:43 AM Sun Sunrise... 10:58 AM 10:58 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 3:53 PM 3:53 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Diary FULL MOON... 4:56 PM 4:56 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 55 Flares at mag.-6.3 (Azm 225 Alt 35)... 5:58 PM 5:58 PM Sun Sunset... 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Meetings NAS Regular Meeting at Chesapeake Public Library Major Hillard branch... 6:07 PM 6:07 PM Moon Moonrise... 6:20 PM 6:20 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes NW to E (Azm.6 Alt 25)... 6:32 PM 6:32 PM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 61 Flares at mag. 0.7 (Azm 172 Alt 48)... 7:23 PM 7:23 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 7:57 PM 7:57 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes NW to SE (Azm 241.3 Alt )... 1:15 AM 1:15 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 1:49 AM 1:49 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 3:00 AM 3:00 AM Diary Mercury 4.1N of Mars... 4:48 AM 4:48 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 30 Flares at mag. 1.7 (Azm 003 Alt 22)... 5:16 AM 5:16 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:41 AM 6:41 AM Sun Sunrise... 6:46 AM 6:46 AM Moon Moonset... 10:55 AM 10:55 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 11

27 28 29 30 1 2 1 2 29 30 26 11:44 AM 11:44 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 5:59 PM 5:59 PM Sun Sunset... 7:06 PM 7:06 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes NW to SE (Azm 223.0 Alt 66)... 7:10 PM 7:10 PM Moon Moonrise... 7:24 PM 7:24 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 9:40 PM 9:40 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 27 1:06 AM 1:06 AM Lunar Occult Moon occults 6.4 mag. double star ZC1688(r)... 1:11 AM 1:11 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 4:42 AM 4:42 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 57 Flares at mag. 1.7 (Azm 004 Alt 19)... 5:14 AM 5:14 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:40 AM 6:40 AM Sun Sunrise... 7:19 AM 7:19 AM Moon Moonset... 7:27 AM 7:27 AM Algol Minima Algol at mag. +3.4 minimum (+/-5 hours)... 7:36 AM 7:36 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 10:51 AM 10:51 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 5:32 PM 5:32 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Sun Sunset... 6:15 PM 6:15 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes NW to SE (Azm 39.0 Alt 60)... 7:25 PM 7:25 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 8:13 PM 8:13 PM Moon Moonrise... 28 1:08 AM 1:08 AM Jupiter Jupiter sets... 3:28 AM 3:28 AM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 4:37 AM 4:37 AM Iridium Flare CHES:Iridium 60 Flares at mag.-0.7 (Azm 003 Alt 17)... 5:13 AM 5:13 AM Twilight Astronomical Twilight begins... 6:39 AM 6:39 AM Sun Sunrise... 7:54 AM 7:54 AM Moon Moonset... 9:00 AM 9:00 AM Diary Venus 0.7S of Neptune... 10:47 AM 10:47 AM Jupiter Jupiter rises... 1:23 PM 1:23 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)... 6:01 PM 6:01 PM Sun Sunset... 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Sat Pass (ISS) CHES:ISS Passes NW to S (Azm 228.9 Alt 23)... 7:26 PM 7:26 PM Twilight Astronomical Twilight ends... 9:18 PM 9:18 PM Moon Moonrise... 11:19 PM 11:19 PM Jup GRS GRS Transit (CML=189)........................... Glendon L. Howell, NAS http://norfolkastronomical.org Page 12